The first time I took my daughter fishing "and the last time" she cast her hook and worm into the pond and within 10 seconds she gets a hit, it's a sunny. She reals it in which took about 15 seconds, she grabs the top fin. it sticks about a 1/2" into her finger, man she screams. Well she puts the pole down and that the last time she wanted to go fishing. I'll try to get her to go fishing this summer. She's a little older now.